Expert Profile
Civil engineer (MSc and PhD) specialized in railway asset management. International expertise on maintenance & renewal improvements on strategic and operational level applying benchmarked industries best-practice and innovative solutions.
Above average international experience with high-speed line maintenance & renewal forecasting and planning. Further experience in operations and management of high-density existing railway networks and to-be-built networks. Academic work covers several fields e. g. railway switches & crossings or the effects of extreme high-speed trains (>350km/h) on track degradation. Familiar with railway industries in several European countries. Continuously applying the latest result from science and technologies for his clients.
Independent ***** Consultant
Lecturer in railway engineering related studies at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne (Switzerland), at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts in Paris (France) and at the University of Antwerp
Scientific assistant at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne (Switzerland, *****)
MSc in Civil Engineering from Delft University of Technology (Netherlands, 2002)
PhD in Civil Engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne (Switzerland, 2009)
2010 Benchmark on safety measure on track work sites in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Switzerland for implementation on French high-speed lines (Inexia/SNCF/RFF) - project quality control; benchmark specialist.
2010 Study on the relative importance of track wear and the influence of innovative rolling stock technologies (Bombardier) - project leader for a group of 4; contact with the client; main editor of the report; literature study and calculations.
*****nd opinion on the exploitation costs of a railway connection to Basel EuroAirport (Basel EuroAirport) – specialist for track maintenance costs; project quality control.
*****nd opinion on the consequences of the 2009 timetable on the Paris-Sud-Est regional train services (STIF) – responsible for project strategy, specialist on maintenance and renewal issues; all terrain visits; project quality control.
2009 Exploitation costs and financing options for the LGV Bretagne (region of Bretagne –France, in co-operation with KPMG) – project leader for a team of 4 people; main editor of the final report; responsible for all contact with the client.
***** Capacity analysis Brussels North-South Tunnel (Infrabel) – project leader for a team of 6 people; main editor of the final report; responsible for all contact with the client.
***** Analysis of the introduction of a periodic timetable in the Rhône-Alpes Region (region of Rhône-Alpes, RFF, SNCF) – project strategy; project quality control; head of special studies.
2008 Analysis of electricity supply for train services in several countries (EDF) – project strategy; literature study; project quality control.
***** Technical & economical benchmark and life-cycle analysis of ballasted and slab track constructions for train speeds up to 360 km/h (SNCF) – project leader responsible for a team 5 experts; all contacts with the client; literature study; editor of the final report.
***** Audit on the state of the French Railway network (SNCF, RFF) – responsible for the analysis of the state of all rail infrastructure in a team of 3, composing the main report; specialist studies.